Course: Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching

This week you learned about the difficulties students with dyslexia might face when learning new words and grammatical constructions. You watched students talk about the challenges they have experienced and …

This week you learned about the effects of dyslexia on learning additional languages and the possible accommodations that you can provide for your dyslexic students. We hope that this has …

In this video, Anne Margaret Smith describes how musical activities can be used to teach language. One approach is to isolate and focus on specific aspects of phonology, such as …

In this video Professor Kate Cain from Lancaster University discusses how teachers can help students develop successful reading strategies and how to teach reading comprehension. As you watch, think about …

In this video prepared in the framework of the Dystefl project Dr Anne Margaret Smith discusses how to develop dyslexic learners’ reading skills. Please share any comments or questions you …

In this video two teachers, Gabriella Dóczi Vámos and Orsolya Szatzker, share with you how they help dyslexic language learners to remember and spell similar sounding words and how they …

In this video Professor Joanna Nijakowska discusses how to develop the phonological and orthographic awareness of students with dyslexia. As you watch, try to find the answer to the following …

Download the presentation below about sound-letter relationship (orthographic awareness) training. Try to infer the rules regarding the spelling of the /tʃ/ sound with the letters ‘ch’ and ‘tch’. Look at …

In this video Borbála Kálmos and Gabriella Dóczi Vámos present two tasks that they find particularly useful in teaching vocabulary to dyslexic students. As you watch think about how you …

In this video Borbála Kálmos and Orsolya Szatzker, English teachers from Hungary who have wide range of experience working with dyslexic language learners, present two tasks that they find useful …

In this video prepared in the framework of the Dystefl project Dr Anne Margaret Smith discusses some principles and useful techniques for teaching vocabulary and grammar to dyslexic students. If …

This video with students helps you refresh what we learned last week. The students talk about how classroom teachers can make learning another language easier and enjoyable for them. They …

Below you will find quotes from dyslexic students about what they find easy or difficult in learning vocabulary and grammar in another language. Read these quotes and decide whether they …

Dr Margaret Crombie talks about multisensory learning and the use of information technology. Please watch this presentation and take notes on how information technology can be used as part of …

In this video Dr Anne Margaret Smith talks about accommodations in language teaching. We have prepared a task sheet for you that you might like to print before watching the …